ABSTRACT
Despite a flurry of recent publications, sport tourism is still in its infancy as an area of academic investigation. As such, it is characterized by ideographic studies which have merit in terms of specific situations but which have had limited success in advancing the field in a systematic manner. This fact leaves the area open to academic criticism based on the prevalence of descriptive rather than explanatory or predictive research. The broader field of leisure research has faced similar censure but has countered it by adapting theories used in other realms to help drive leisure research agendas. Leisure studies researchers have also introduced unique theoretical approaches that have advanced the field. One such theoretical approach focuses on leisure constraints.
